Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-04
AGAINST THE ANARCHISTS
THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME
COURT RENDERED YESTERDAY.
The Reception of the News in Chicago
Preparations for the Hanging Being
Made-Extraordinary Preparations
Taken by the horities.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The Supreme
Court has denied the writ Of error in the
anarchist cases. The decision was against
all the prisoners. The decision was an
nounced this afternoon by Chief Justice
Waite in long and carefully prepared
opinion which occupied 80 minutes in the
reading. The court hold, in brief, first,
that the 10 amendments to the constitut
tion are limited upon federal and not upon
State actions; second. that the jury law of
Illinois is upon its face valid and constitu-
tional,aud that it is similar in provisions to
the statute of Utah, which was sustained in
this court in the case OF Hopt vs. Utah I;
third, that it does not appear in record
that upon the evidence the trial court
should have declared the juror Sanford
incompetent; fourth, that the admission
OF the Johann Most letter and the cross
examination OF Spies, which, counsel for
the prisoners maintained, virtually com
PEELED them TO testify against them
selves, were not obi .cted to in the trial
court, and that therefore no foundation
was had FOR The exercise OF this courts
jurisdiction and fifth, that the questions
raised by Gen. Butler in the cases of
Spies and kielden upon the base OF their
foreign nativity, were neither raised nor
cannot be considered here. The writ OF
error prayed for must consequently be de-
MED.
A Chicago dispatch says: The condemn
ed anarchists were all in their cells when
| the Supreme Court decision was received.
Spies read note sent by reporter an
nouncing the result and remarked: "I
have nothing to say None of the other
men would say anything All is quiet
around the jail. The denial OF the writ
| was universally expected.
Preparations are making for the exec1-
tion: The ropes have been ordered from
an Eastern firm, and an additional scaffold
will be built. There are TWO scaffods in
| the basement of the Criminal Court, but
| they will not accom- modate over FIVE. The
| new ones will be like the one on which
| the three Italian murderers were hanged
some time ago. with slight improvement
in the traps
Already the morbidly curious of Chicago
ard outside points are sending requests
for tickets. Letters by the score are ar
| irving daily from provincial journalists
who desire to secure ticket. All will be
| disappointed. If the hanging takes place
| ON the 11th tn ere will be only a few pres
| the law, and no one except representatives
OF the city papers, press associations
| members of the jury and attorneys will be
| allowed.
| Within 10 minutes after the receipt OF
the decision eight or ten officers in citizens
clothes appeared at the jail. Visitors will
be rigidly barred. There is push of people
to the Jail to see the prisoners and friends
bearing baskets Of delicacies for the doom
| ed men beg vainly for admission. The
baskets are passed in but only the rela
| tives gain entrance. Every effost is being
made to guard against suicide.
| The moment the decision reached police
| heAdOuartprS all the datprtiVpS in fhf
building suddenly disappeared. all under
! sealed instructions. 1--WE won't be caught
mapping" was all the officials woult
| say.